document entrepreneurs pitching 
Dream It
JULY 31, 2019
The press enhances this misconception around YCombinator demo days, where the 3-day pitch event is perceived like an auction, with investors fighting each other for the best deals. Many programs still put a lot of focus on demo day rehearsals, prep, and on getting the pitch deck just right. It did for me, at least.
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 20, 2012
Now, I’m pretty on the record that being an entrepreneur is about being great at The Do. I have written about the need for entrepreneurs to take inventory in themselves before deciding whom to hire as the rest of the team. Board Meetings. Conferences. I get sucked up in “Do” mode. Startups Are for Doers.
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This is going to be BIG.
JUNE 16, 2014
Theoretically, someone could meet you, sign your document, and write you a check for deposit that day, but that''s not how it usually works. If all my deals came as intros from trusted connections that I know for years versus at founder pitch events that''s interesting data. That''s an interesting question. So what''s taking so long?
Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 17, 2009
This is part of my ongoing series “ Pitching a VC “ There’s a great meme developing this morning on the need to simplify funding terms and documents. Many had the typical investor-friendly terms where entrepreneurs would get screwed and not even understand how they got screwed until many years later.
This is going to be BIG.
SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
Many of you entrepreneurs know that feeling. Back when I was pitching my previous startup to investors, it had never really dawned on me that they had experienced what I was going through--and that a VC firm was essentially a startup. VCs pitch for money, too. It wouldn't be the last time I had to call on that approach.
Dream It
APRIL 23, 2019
As smart speaker platforms have matured, more entrepreneurs are leveraging the technology to benefit healthcare. From using voice analysis to identify behavioral health issues to streamlining physician documentation of patient interactions, startups have incorporated voice technology to improve the value and efficiency of care.
TechCrunch
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
As an entrepreneur, you have limited time to project that maturity to prospective funds. You want to proactively manage the order in which people access information and focus their attention on a few key documents that they can return to when they fall down a rabbit hole. An elegant strategy memo is your most important document.
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